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Ryan mentions member of Mayer's camp reached her along with paint may in front of battle

.Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ETCloseMMA writer for ESPN.com.Professional for "Mixed Martial Arts Live".Covered MMA for Sin city SunEnglish fighter Sandy Ryan indicted Mikaela Mayer, her challenger in a title fight Friday night in New york city, of coordinating a pre-fight feat in which Ryan was actually reached through a coating may as she left her accommodation previously in the evening.Ryan (7-2-1, 3 KOs) lost her WBO welterweight title to Mayer (20-2, 5 KOs) by large number decision, with the courts scoring the match 95-95, 97-93 and also 96-94. The leadup to the fight at Madison Square Landscape was actually deeply private for both, as Ryan had actually been partnering with Mayer's former long time coach Kay Koroma. Mayer split methods with Koroma when he chose to partner with Ryan, a technique she viewed as a betrayal.Editor's PicksAs Ryan left her resort for the location Friday, she was struck by an available paint may coming from an unknown man. She claimed she felt one thing "wreck" in to her stomach, and afterwards observed a man in a hoodie go to a vehicle and dispel. Ryan was unimpaired and continued on to the location after modifying clothes in her hotels and resort room.She and also her team informed ESPN they thought it was a member of Mayer's camping ground, an accusation Mayer has refuted." Mikaela Mayer is actually going to acquire it," Ryan pointed out prior to the fight. "It was undoubtedly a create from her team. What else would it be actually? It is actually got to be actually. I am actually from the U.K. That understood what time I was actually coming out of my accommodation to visit the site?" Mayer, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, got better coming from a split decision loss to Natasha Jones in January. Ryan was looking for her second succeed this year.